Hemidrachm of Achaean League, Patrai
CoinsGreek1st century BCE

Hemidrachm of Achaean League, Patrai

87-85 BCE

Artists

Achaean LeagueCoin Constituent

Description

Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus to r.; border of dots Reverse: Monogram of the Achaean League with ΦΙ above (magistrate?), ΞΕ, to the left (magistrate?), ΠΑ to the right, and dolphin below; all within wreath

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Century
1st century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

2.38 g

Provenance

Acq. New Amsterdam Coin Co., 1938. Clerk 73.

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